Okay life has thrown a few curveballs and I have been doing my best to either hit or dodge them accordingly. Anyways I am moving from Tulsa Oklahoma to the outskirts of Fort Worth Texas. I have regretfully decided due to a lack of funds and space that I am selling all of my aquariums except for my 55G GSP tank and maybe my 10G DP tank.

Question: What is the best way to go about transporting and temporarily housing my GSP's in a cycled SW environment while I move and reset the aquarium to the place I am moving to? I know the SW cycling process is much more complicated and it takes a while to properly recycle a tank. Plus I have been reading about how the GSP's HATE being moved around and having their home tampered with. Please don't tell me I need to rehome them. I am terrified of getting rid of my puffers to the LFS or risk giving them to a negligent owner because I have not been able to find any GSP's that look anywhere near as healthy and beautiful as mine are.

Last edited by sgtmyers88 on Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:26 am, edited 2 times in total.

WARNING: Puffers are mischievous little blimps with enchanting powers. You may not be content with having just one.

Yeah its been a daunting predicament for me. And fortunately the drive is only 5-6 hours depending on traffic according to googlemaps. I can fit my 55G setup in my little car and it is capable of towing a 4x8 uHaul trailer too. I do have a little green 20 gallon storage tub that I am thinking to use to house my puffers and live rock in. I also modified my marineland biowheel filters and removed the old media and replaced it with pillow fluff material as per PP's suggestion that I had read somewhere.

WARNING: Puffers are mischievous little blimps with enchanting powers. You may not be content with having just one.

When I move I am going to replace my largest tank and have spare smaller tanks, I am gonna set up the new/ spare tanks at my new address and collect the fish and filters and then go back and empty the old tanks.

Yeah sounds like a good plan and I totally wished I had that luxury but I cannot take all my tanks and all of my fish. I still hope to get that 120G for my GSP's in the future with a proper SW setup in place. I have worked out a deal and will be giving my two favorite goldfish to my parents. I just cannot get past the thought of letting my big Oranda or my GSP's go to some random stranger!

WARNING: Puffers are mischievous little blimps with enchanting powers. You may not be content with having just one.

don't sweat it. get the live rock in a bucket, cover it enough with water just to keep it wet or use soaking wet news paper.

The fish should only be in about 4 ~ 6" of water and in a deep bucket. I use a cooler to transport mine. You can bag yours in a few inches of water. Keep the water level low. That will provide the aeration. A full bag of water will deplete the O2. Or if you're really worried, you can sedate the fish.